The best evidence that the Fourteenth Amendment was not intended to be colorblind is the fact that it was necessary to pass a Fifteenth Amendment in 1870 specifically granting blacks the right to vote.

These two heavyweights had been battling in print since last June when, in an impassioned speech before the Theatre Communications Group, Wilson in effect accused public and private organizations of racism in failing to fund black theaters, and scolded black performers for taking white roles in so-called colorblind casting.